Ester asked why people are sad.
“That’s simple,” says the old man. “They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.”
-Paulo Coelho
"The Zahir"
Quotations
Dream
In every human heart is a place where you put all your broken dreams. When something doesn't work out, no matter what it may be, you just have to give it up and stuff it in with your broken dreams. And make sure you keep the lid on tight.
-Sayo Masuda
Dreams are answers to questions we haven't yet figured out how to ask.
-Anonymous
"Television Series, “X-Files"
Do not plant your dreams in the field of indecision, where nothing ever grows but the weeds of what-if.
-Dodinsky
The best reason for having dreams is that in dreams no reasons are necessary.
-Ashleigh Brilliant
Sometimes we give up our dream to accept a larger role in someone else's dream.
-Robert Brault
Talk about a dream, try to make it real
-Bruce Springsteen
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
-Edgar Allan Poe
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
-Eleanor Roosevelt
There is a fine line between dreams and reality; it's up to you to draw it.
-Anonymous
